{"id":5249,"date":"2018-09-23T06:32:49","date_gmt":"2018-09-23T06:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/exciting-downtown-and-trails-of-austin\/"},"modified":"2018-09-23T06:32:49","modified_gmt":"2018-09-23T06:32:49","slug":"exciting-downtown-and-trails-of-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/travel\/exciting-downtown-and-trails-of-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"Exciting Downtown and Trails of Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BCymRkpnJKc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I head to Austin, TX to visit a couple of friends for the long weekend! For the first day, I check out the Austin 360 Bridge with its overlook of the area including Lake Austin and downtown Austin off in the distance. After that, I go on a hike to Sculpture Falls located in the Barton Creek Greenbelt. After a nice (but hot) hike, I head into downtown Austin where I visit the Texas State Capitol, the largest state capitol in the United States as well as get to check out the cool bungalow-converted restaurants and bars along Rainey St. After getting dinner (covered in a separate Travel Delights video), I go for a walk around downtown Austin including 6th Street and the Willie Nelson statue. To finish off the day, I head over to the Congress Ave bridge to see a very large number of bats (the most I have ever seen).<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: The bats happen to come out earlier than when I saw them (even just before sunset), but the other side of the bridge was completely packed.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to watch a particular section of the video, you may use these shortcuts:<br \/>\n00:16 &#8211; Breakfast at Torchy&#8217;s Tacos<br \/>\n01:14 &#8211; Austin 360 Bridge<br \/>\n02:55 &#8211; Barton Creek Greenbelt Hike<br \/>\n05:16 &#8211; Texas State Capitol<br \/>\n10:37 &#8211; Rainey St walk<br \/>\n12:36 &#8211; Walking around downtown Austin (includes walk down 6th Street)<br \/>\n17:11 &#8211; Congress Ave Bridge (19:07 for the bats)<\/p>\n<p>Very special thanks to my friends for having me visit and stay with them in Austin!<\/p>\n<p>I want to also give my good friend, Jamie Banks, for the recommendations of different things to check out in Austin! Check out some of her Austin videos:<br \/>\nThings to Do in Austin, TX: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MGhyiDPbolw<br \/>\nAustin Bats &#8211; When, Where &#038; How to See The Austin Bats: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k_KjcacLUVg<br \/>\nAustin Texas Nightlife &#8211; Rainey Street: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=noBixoJLNgs<br \/>\nPlease check out and subscribe to Jamie&#8217;s YouTube channel and social media!:<br \/>\nYouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/JamieBanksTravel?sub_confirmation=1<br \/>\nInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jamiebanks_<br \/>\nTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamieBanks_<br \/>\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jamiebankstravel<\/p>\n<p>Very special thanks to another friend of mine, Chris (Yellow Productions), for his helpful video about visiting the Texas State Capitol:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"newsmag-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LDHmgUt799E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Please check out and subscribe to Yellow Productions as well!:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/yellowwproductions<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Porch Swing Days &#8211; faster&#8221; Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)<br \/>\nLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;OctoBlues&#8221; Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)<br \/>\nLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Exciting Downtown and Trails of Austin<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Exciting+Downtown+and+Trails+of+Austin&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Exciting Downtown and Trails of Austin - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6635d51e37ce41979924605cc420deda&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nwahomepage.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Faustin-city-council-passes-transgender-protections%2F&amp;c=13604471147167601372&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAustin City Council passes transgender protections\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Members of the Austin City Council voted Thursday afternoon to approve offering some protections to local transgender people seeking gender-affirming care, though it may lead to more pushback by Texas ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6635d51e37ce41979924605cc420deda&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kvue.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fdowntown-austin-texas-driver-handed-second-murder-charge%2F269-1aabfc57-559e-46d2-a1bc-f6b9d3e982fb&amp;c=16126265536225093963&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDriver accused in deadly hit-and-run in Downtown Austin facing second murder charge\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 A man who was arrested after a deadly hit-and-run in Downtown Austin during South by Southwest has now been given a second murder charge, according to court documents.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6635d51e37ce41979924605cc420deda&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcbsaustin.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fvolunteers-clean-up-lady-bird-lake-and-trails-for-earth-day&amp;c=8939344896349018834&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVolunteers clean up Lady Bird Lake and trails for Earth Day\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Silicon Labs and Austin FC. 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For the first day, I check out the Austin 360 Bridge with its overlook of the area including Lake Austin and downtown Austin off in the distance. 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